by Michelle Rathbun | Nov 28, 2018 | Case Study
What Happened: On September 20, 2018, a disgruntled employee opened fire at a Rite Aid distribution center near Aberdeen, Maryland, roughly 30 miles northeast of Baltimore. The shooter fatally shot three people and injured three others before turning the gun on...
by Michelle Rathbun | Nov 28, 2018 | Case Study
What Happened: A gunman, armed with an AR-15-style assault rifle and three handguns, opened fire during service at the Tree of Life Congregation, a Jewish synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on October 27, 2018. Shouting anti-Semitic slurs, he fatally shot eleven...
by Ryan Cleckner | Mar 20, 2018 | Case Study
What Happened: A serial bomber set off several bombs around Austin, TX. Austin Police Department used Twitter to communicate safety updates with residents including notifications around bomb areas. How Mayday could have helped: Crowd-sourced Alerts. Citizens with the...
by Ryan Cleckner | Mar 20, 2018 | Case Study
What Happened: A 17 year old high school student used a handgun to murder two classmates at Great Mills High School. Within one minute, the School Resource Officer engaged the shooter and killed him. According to the New York Times: “It sounded like a shelf,...
by Ryan Cleckner | Feb 15, 2018 | Case Study
What Happened: A former student of a high school in Parkland, FL murdered at least 17 people and sent at least 15 more to the hospital. He pulled a fire alarm and, as students exited the building, he shot them. He then entered the building and started firing into...
by Ryan Cleckner | Nov 6, 2017 | Case Study
What Happened: A gunman killed 26 people at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas. The gunman started shooting outside and then made his way inside the church. The gunman fled and was shot and pursued by an armed citizen. It is unclear whether the gunman...
